Harvard Art Museums > 2008.48.2: #2, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"#2, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint (Richard Diebenkorn)(Crown Point Press)(Lilah Toland) , 2008.48.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/6111. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.48.2 People Richard Diebenkorn, American (Portland, OR 1922 - 1993 Berkeley, CA) Crown Point Press Lilah Toland, American Title #2, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1978 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/6111 Physical Descriptions Medium Lift ground aquatint and drypoint on white wove paper Technique Aquatint Dimensions plate: 27.6 x 19.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 47.8 x 33 cm (18 13/16 x 13 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: lower right in graphite pencil: RD 78 inscription: lower margin, graphite pencil, signed, in artist's hand: 28/35 #2 RD 78 chop: lower right corner, compression: Crown Point Press / Lilah Toland State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 28/35 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Ann B. Goodman Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.48.2 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary The four prints (2008.48.1-4) are from Diebenkorn's 1978 portfolio Five Aquatints with Drypoint, published by Crown Point Press. Diebenkorn began sporadically making prints in the early 60s, often turning to printmaking during breaks from painting, and became the first artist published by Crown Point Press. Beginning with his 1977 portfolio of nine prints and continuing in this 1978 portfolio one sees Diebenkorn's movement away from representation to an interest in more formal, abstract compositions in his prints. They are experimental in nature (Diebenkorn often reworked the plates by scraping, burnishing, and adding drypoint lines), and show an exploration of planar and linear relationships, textural variety of linear marks, and contrasts of tonal values. Numbered in the order in which they were made, each print in this group can be viewed singularly. However, they become even more powerful when studied as a series, as a relationship from one composition to the next becomes evident. Related Works 2008.48.4 Richard Diebenkorn #4, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint Prints 2008.48.3 Richard Diebenkorn #3, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint Prints 2008.48.1 Richard Diebenkorn #1, from Five Aquatints with Drypoint Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
